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Personator - Identity Validation Tool Validate the identity of a U.S. or Canadian individual with limited input data. Use any single or combination input of name, address, phone number, ZIP Code, Melissa Address Key (MAK), or full/partial SSN and we will match it against our records to verify the identity and find more contact information. Enter a name and choose the best match to find the related address, phone, email, and demographic information. Enter an email, phone or address to find the related name and additional details. 6 Great Interactive Tools to Try Out in Your Class December 13, 2017 Here are six of our favourite interactive tools you can use with students in your class. These are all tools created and shared by ReadWriteThink. Some of the things students can do with these tools include: mapping out arguments for a persuasive essay or debate, summarizing and synthesizing information using cube Creator, creating newspapers and brochures, preparing for reading activities using K-W-L Creator and many more. We invite you to check them out and share with us your feedback. 1- Persuasion Map2- K-W-L Creator3- Cube Creator4- Word Mover5- Printing Press6- Venn Diagram

Weeding is Fundamental On October 17th, 1989, the Oakland A’s were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, but just as the game was kicking off—the television broadcast cut out. When the signal came back, it was no longer the baseball game. These were the early minutes of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck near Santa Cruz.

Europe Code Week By M. Isabel Blanco, M. Concepción Fernández, Elisabetta Nanni, Debora Carmela Niutta, Stefania Altieri When you think of coding in the classroom, the first image that comes to mind is of computers, Technology, Mathematics or Science. However, given that students have a number of interests and subjects, why not use this in our favor and implement coding across the entire curriculum? Integrating coding in the classroom has many benefits, as it helps them develop their critical thinking and problem solving skills, become active users and lead their own learning process, which is essential in schools.

21 Alternative Search Engines To Use in 2020 When we talk about SEO and search engines, we instantly think of Google. But did you know there are lots of alternative search engines out there with just as much to offer? Google is a globally recognized search engine and an industry giant, in fact, even the second biggest “search engine” is Google Images, according to this study: Search engine market share Even if it’s the biggest and most well known, it doesn’t mean it’s your only choice. One of the main reasons that people choose to use an alternative search engine instead is for increased privacy, as Google is known to track user data both for its own and third-party use.

5 Good Alternatives to Google Image Search Google Images tends to be the default image search tool of students and adults who haven't been introduced to better options. Google Images is convenient, but it's not the best place for students to find images that are in the public domain or images that have been labeled with a Creative Commons license. Here are five better options. Unsplash offers a huge library of images that are either in the public domain or have a Creative Common license. If you or your students are using Google Slides, the Unsplash add-on for Google Slides makes it easy to quickly take images from Unsplash and add them to your slides. Watch my video embedded below to see how the Unsplash add-on for Google Slides works.

Podcast: Building a school reading culture This podcast is proudly supported by QUT Podclass. A brand new series of free podcasts, hosted by Madonna King, developed for everyone who is passionate about teaching. Exploring topics like managing your career development through to creating greater engagement in the classroom. All with a real world focus. Search QUT Teacher Podclass to listen today. Hello and thank you for downloading this podcast from Teacher magazine.

8 YouTube Tools to Help Learn English It always amazes me that despite being the world’s largest video library, YouTube is still blocked or banned in many educational institutions. As a resource for learning about almost anything, but particularly for language learning it is an incredibly valuable tool and a tool that many third party companies have started to build on and exploit to make its use easier and more engaging. Below are just a few of the many tools that can help educators exploit the learning potential of YouTube with a particular focus on English language learning. I hope you can enjoy these tools and if you do work in an institution where YouTube is still blocked perhaps you can use this article to help persuade the people responsible that the benefits of making the resource available far outweigh the manageable risks that it can create. 1. VoiceTube –

On practicing safe search: fine tuning, privacy-friendly searches, and learning more As librarians, we need to be concerned about privacy. ALA’s Policy Statement on Privacy reminds us Libraries, librarians, and library workers have an ethical obligation, expressed in the ALA Code of Ethics, to preserve users’ right to privacy and prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information or the data associated with their use of the library’s resources. Just as we protect the confidentiality of user borrowing records, we need to prepare our students to protect their own privacy online. A Powerful Blogging Activity for Almost Any Classroom A question that often comes up in my workshops about blogging is, "what should I have my students write about?" There are dozens, perhaps hundreds, of possible answers to this question. The suggestion that I often make is to start with a simple reflection activity. Set aside time in your Friday schedule to have your students sit down and write a short reflection on what they learned during the week.

Circulating Ideas – the librarian interview podcast Steve chats with Stephanie Chase and Hillary Ostlund from Hillsboro (OR) Public Library, about their paths to librarianship, working with a diverse community, going deskless, and blowing up their organizational structure. Read the transcript. Stephanie Chase is the Director of Libraries for the City of Hillsboro, Oregon.